About Tenerife
Get to Know Your Fish in Tenerife and the Canary Islands
I’m a fish and seafood fan so living in the Canary Islands is a bit like being a kid let loose in a sweet shop. The fish counters in the big supermarkets… […]
Food & Drink
Food & Drink
La Oficina in El Sauzal, Home of the Wonder Burger
There are a few bar/cafés in La Villa but we’re nearly always drawn to La Oficina for one reason; they serve sensational burgers. […]
About Tenerife
Cheese with Attitude on Tenerife, Benijos Semi-Curado
Benijos cheeses are award winners and the more curado they are, the more they should appeal to serious cheese fiends. […]
Food & Drink
Review of Humboldt’s Mirador, an Historic Lunch Spot
Humboldt’s Mirador (or Mirador de Humboldt to give it the proper Spanish name) nestled into the hillside at the eastern end of the La Orotava Valley overlooking… […]
About Tenerife
The Best Fiestas, Festivals and Events on Tenerife in August 2012
With over 60 fiestas taking place on Tenerife this month you’ll be hard pressed not to stumble across one at some point – unless you never leave your resort of course. These are some of the biggest. […]
Food & Drink
La Tasquita in Puerto de la Cruz, Pizza with Pals
When we gave the waitress our order (two quatro quesos, one napoletana, one marinera) she laughed and said, ‘the table isn’t big enough’… […]
About Tenerife
I Had a Moment in Puerto de la Cruz
Next to me, three middle-aged Portuenses with faces the colour of my old Camel boots sang along badly to a Latino mix of I Will Survive that had… […]
Food & Drink
La Bodeguita de Enfrente, Euphoria on a Plate
From the outside La Bodeguita de Enfrente looks intimate and quaint, but inside is a warren of rooms that gives it the Tardis effect. The décor is rustic and… […]
Food & Drink
Tapas in Santa Cruz, Cheap, Cheerful & Handy For the Bus
The Estación de Guaguas’ restaurant doesn’t try to rip off the people who pass through – one of the reasons why its tapas counter is normally populated by bus drivers. […]
Food & Drink
A Taste of Thailand in Tenerife at the Hotel Botánico
Sitting in The Oriental restaurant of Hotel Botánico, for the first time in many years we were transported back to Thailand. […]